Don't miss Ruby In The Smoke Billie Piper may have left the Doctor, but she's still a top Christmas presence in this Victorian yarn from Philip Pullman's Sally Lockhart series - opium dens, secret codes, and a deliciously evil Julie Walters.Wednesday, 8.30pm, BBC1

Monsters, Inc

Christmas Day, 3.55pm, BBC1

We scare because we care ... Professional bogey men Billy Crystal and John Goodman come out of the Monstropolis closet in another Pixar winner.

Doctor Who In what's shaping up to be a great festive tradition, the Tardis is back with fairy lights, evil Santas - and Catherine Tate. Christmas Day, 7pm, BBC1

Theme Time Radio Hour With Bob Dylan

From Saturday, 7pm, Radio 2

Hey DJ Bob - know any good songs about the weather? The Dylan renaissance continues with this excellent series.